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Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Bus stops
- 31 m straight lineabout 1 min
Post Office
Bus · opp · south
- 35 m straight lineabout 1 min
Post Office
Bus · nr · north
- 233 m straight lineabout 3 min
Terminus
Bus · at · west
- 503 m straight lineabout 6 min
Main Street junct
Bus · at · south-east
- 519 m straight lineabout 6 min
Main Street junct
Bus · opp · north-west
Property sales (Registers of Scotland)
Property sales · PA47 7SQ
Registers of Scotland · Whisky Isles - 02 (2011 Data Zones)
Average price
£234,733
Median price: £235,000
2023 sales · 6 sales
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near PA47 7SQ
not available in Scotland gov.scot
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Scotland ONS
Deprivation Index (IMD)
SIMD 2020v2 (Scotland-only ranking)
Scotland-only ranking. Rank 1 is the most deprived of 6,976 data zones (2011). Not comparable with the English Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Decile 6 — Least deprived 40–50%3714
Rank out of 6,976
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
- Vigintile
- 11
- Quintile
- 3
- Income
- 4265
- Employment
- 4610
- Health
- 4132
- Education
- 4950
- Access
- 185
- Crime
- 5849
- Housing
- 3069
Flood zone
not available in Scotland SEPA
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Technical details
Coordinates & Location for PA47 7SQ
Mull and Islay
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
PA47 7SQ
Coordinates
55.6809, -6.5060
Grid reference
NR168522
Easting
116,850
Northing
652,256
Region
Scotland
Plus Code
9C7MMFJV+9H
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Scotland
Travel to Work
Mull and Islay
ITL Region
Argyll and Bute
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Argyll and Bute
Local Authority
Council AreaArgyll, Bute and South Lochaber S14000067
Constituency
S14000067Scotland
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Kintyre and the Islands
Constituency code
S14000067
EU Electoral Region
Scotland
Parish
Scotland
International Territorial Level
Argyll and Bute
Health & NHS
Highland
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Scotland
NHS ScotlandScotland
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Highland
NHS Region
Scotland
Integrated Care Board
Scotland
Primary Care Org
Argyll and Bute Community Health Partnership
Sub ICB Location
Argyll & Bute Community Health Partnership
Cancer Alliance
Scotland
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Whisky Isles - 02 S01014347
S01014347MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Whisky Isles S02002664
S02002664LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Whisky Isles - 02 S01007325
S01007325MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Whisky Isles S02001378
S02001378Remote Rural
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2011 Classification
(Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2021 Classification
Remote Rural 6
Sun & Time Information
7:20 AM
Sunrise
4:58 PM
Sunset
9 hours 38 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:20 AM
Sunset (today)
4:58 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 38 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode PA47 7SQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (Scotland) Very Remote Rural 8. SIMD 2020v2: Rank 3714 · Decile 6
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Remote Rural 6. LSOA S01014347 and MSOA S02002664 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode PA47 7SQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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